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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Emergencies in Pregnancy ... , hypotension, fetal ... bronchospasm; fetal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Pregnancy
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
that May Affect Fetal ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... Capacity: • Fetal ... Prematurity • Fetal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... over course of pregnancy ... Uterine rupture Fetal ... Weaver's syndrome) Fetal ... Complications #Pregnancy
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
variant • fetal ... diphosphoglycerate: • pregnancy ... #Differential #Causes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Positive family ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... Few infectious causes ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Causes of Intrauterine ... Diagnosis Algorithm Fetal ... GrowthRestriction #Pregnancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... Pathologic Causes ... significantly positive ... Pathophysiology #causes